Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) Announces Approved Cut-Off Marks for 2025/2026 Admission Exercise

Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, has officially released the approved cut-off marks for the 2025/2026 academic session admission exercise. The announcement provides clarity for prospective students seeking admission into various undergraduate programmes offered by the institution.According to the release, the minimum cut-off marks vary across departments, reflecting the competitiveness and entry requirements of each programme.

The College of Health Sciences set the highest benchmark, with Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) requiring 220 marks, while Law follows closely with 190 marks. Candidates seeking admission into Computer Science must attain at least 170 marks, while most other programmes maintain a general cut-off of 150 to 160 marks.

Below are some highlights from the approved list:

Accounting, Business Administration, Biochemistry, Biology, Economics, and Public Administration – 160 marks

Computer Science – 170 marks

Law – 190 marks

Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) – 220 marks

Environmental Management, Microbiology, and Education Biology – 160 marks

All other programmes – 150 marks

UMYU encourages all prospective candidates who meet the required cut-off marks to proceed with their Post-UTME registration and screening exercise as scheduled.

The university remains committed to maintaining its reputation for academic excellence, fairness, and transparency in the admission process.

Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) 2025/2026 ADMISSION CUT-OFF MARKS

Accounting : 160

Agriculture : 150

Arabic : 150

Biochemistry : 160

Biology : 160

Business Admin : 160

Chemistry : 150

Computer Science : 170

Early Child Education : 150

Economics : 160

Ed. Arabic : 150

Ed. Biology : 160

Ed. Business Studies : 150

Ed. Chemistry :150

Ed. Computer Science : 150

Ed. Economics : 150

Ed. English : 150

Ed. French : 150

Ed. Geography : 150

Ed. Hausa : 150

Ed. History : 150

Ed. Islamic Studies : 150

Ed. Mathematics : 150

Ed. Physics : 150

English : 150

Environmental Mgt : 160

Fisheries & Aquaculture : 150

Forestry & Wildlife : 150

French : 150

Geography : 150

Hausa : 150

History : 150

Industrial Chemistry : 150

Integrated Science : 150

International Relations : 150

Islamic Studies : 150

Law : 190

Library & Info. Science :150

Local Govt. & Devt. Studies : 150

Mathematics : 150

MBBS : 220

Meteorology : 150

Microbiology :160

Physics : 150

Political Science : 150

Primary Education : 150

Public Admin :160

Shari'ah : 150

Sociology : 150

Special Education : 150

Statistics : 150